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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 29, NWS North Platte, NE

June 10, 1994Lincoln County, Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 10, 1994, 5:28 AM CDT for Lincoln County, Nebraska. It was in force for 62 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 10, 1994, 5:28 AM CDT (10:28 UTC)
Expired
Jun 10, 1994, 6:30 AM CDT
In force
62 min
Issued by
NWS North Platte, NE
Area
Whole counties

County Lincoln County, NE

The nearest sounding before it

N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 00:00Z, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 15 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE at 00:00Z on 1994-06-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 3 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE at 00:00Z on 1994-06-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 40 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
3 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-87 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2055 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
53 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
40 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
88 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.1

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The text

The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 10, 12:13 AM CDT, 5 hours 15 minutes before
NEZ037-038-059-100615-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
1213 AM CDT FRI JUN 10 1994

...THUNDERSTORMS LOSING THEIR PUNCH ACROSS WEST CENTRAL NEBRASKA...

THE THUNDERSTORMS WHICH WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST ACROSS LOGAN AND
MCPHERSON COUNTIES OF WEST CENTRAL NEBRASKA ARE NOW INTO NORTHEAST
LINCOLN COUNTY AND CUSTER COUNTY.  THE STORMS HAVE WEAKENED CONSIDERABLY
OVER THE PAST HOUR.

THE STRONGEST STORM WAS LOCATED ABOUT 25 MILES NORTHEAST OF NORTH
PLATTE OR JUST SOUTHWEST OF ARNOLD AT 1215 AM CDT.  THIS STORM WILL
CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTHEAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR AND WILL BE MOVING
ACROSS THE OPEN COUNTRY OF CUSTER COUNTY.  BRIEF HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH
GUSTY WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

MONSON
Special weather statement, Jun 10, 2:36 AM CDT, 2 hours 52 minutes before
NEZ023-024-035-100840-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
237 AM CDT (137 AM MDT) FRI JUN 10 1994

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS REDEVELOPING ACROSS WEST CENTRAL NEBRASKA...

AT 130 AM MDT A SMALL BAND OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS HAD REDEVELOPED OVER
EXTREME NORTHWEST GRANT COUNTY OR  NORTH OF ASHBY WHICH IS ABOUT 40
MILES EAST OF ALLIANCE.  SMALL HAIL ALONG WITH BRIEF HEAVY RAIN AND
FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS LIKELY THESE STORMS.

THE STORMS ARE LIKELY TO DRIFT SOUTHEAST TOWARD THE COMMUNITIES OF
ASHBY...HYANNIS AND WHITMAN OVER THE NEXT HALF HOUR.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR THE
LATEST UPDATES CONCERNING THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION.

MONSON
Special weather statement, Jun 10, 3:27 AM CDT, 2 hours 1 minute before
NEZ023>025-035>038-057-059-100930-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
327 AM CDT (227 AM MDT) FRI JUN 10 1994

...THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE ACROSS WEST CENTRAL NEBRASKA...

AT 225 AM MDT AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUES TO EXPAND ACROSS WEST
CENTRAL NEBRASKA.  THE MOST INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED AROUND
HYANNIS AND WHITMAN OR ABOUT 50 MILES EAST OF ALLIANCE.  THESE
THUNDERSTORMS ARE DRIFTING SLOWLY SOUTHEAST AND WILL LIKELY PRODUCE
SMALL HAIL ALONG WITH BRIEF HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING.

A SMALLER AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED ACROSS NORTHEAST KEITH
COUNTY AND SOUTHEAST ARTHUR COUNTY ABOUT 30 MILES NORTHWEST OF NORTH
PLATTE.  THESE STORMS WERE ALSO DRIFTING SLOWLY SOUTHEAST AND WILL BE
IN THE SUTHERLAND AND PAXTON AREAS BY 4 AM CDT.  SMALL HAIL IS POSSIBLE
WITH THESE STORMS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR THE
LATEST UPDATES CONCERNING THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION.

MONSON
Special weather statement, Jun 10, 4:27 AM CDT, 1 hour 1 minute before
NEZ024-025-035>038-057-059-101030-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
428 AM CDT (328 AM MDT) FRI JUN 10 1994

...INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS ROAMING THE PLAINS...

AT 425 AM CDT THUNDERSTORMS...SOME INTENSE...WERE CONTINUING TO MOVE
SOUTHEAST ACROSS WEST CENTRAL NEBRASKA.  THE MOST INTENSE STORMS WERE
LOCATED ABOUT 5 TO 10 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF MULLEN OR ABOUT 45 MILES
NORTH OF NORTH PLATTE.  THESE STORMS ARE LIKELY PRODUCING PEA TO MARBLE
SIZE HAIL ACROSS THE RANGELAND OF HOOKER COUNTY ALONG WITH PERIODS OF
VERY HEAVY RAIN.

ANOTHER AREA OF INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS WAS IN THE SUTHERLAND AREA ABOUT
20 MILES WEST OF NORTH PLATTE.  THESE STORMS MAY ALSO BE PRODUCING
SMALL HAIL AND SOME VERY HEAVY RAIN.  AS THESE STORMS MOVE SOUTHEAST
THEY WILL MOVE ACROSS THE COMMUNITY OF SUTHERLAND.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR THE
LATEST UPDATES CONCERNING THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION.n

MONSON
Special weather statement, Jun 10, 5:17 AM CDT, 11 minutes before
NEZ036>038-059-101115-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
517 AM CDT FRI JUN 10 1994

AT 510 AM CDT INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED TO DEVELOP AND MOVE
SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE REGION.  THE MOST INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS WERE FROM 5
TO 10 MILES WEST TO NORTH OF NORTH PLATTE.  THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE
MOVING THROUGH THE COMMUNITY OF NORTH PLATTE WITH SOME SMALL HAIL
LIKELY ALONG WITH GUSTY WINDS FROM 20 TO 35 MILES AN HOUR...BRIEF VERY
HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING.

ANOTHER INTENSE THUNDERSTORM WAS JUST EAST OF TRYON OR ABOUT 25 MILES
NORTH OF NORTH PLATTE.  THIS STORM IS MOVING TOWARD THE COMMUNITY OF
STAPLETON AND WILL ALSO LIKELY PRODUCE SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS ALONG
WITH FREQUENT LIGHTNING.

RESIDENTS OF NORTH PLATTE AND ALSO STAPLETON SHOULD EXPECT A NOISY
MORNING WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF SOME HAIL...BRIEF HEAVY RAIN AND A LOT
OF LIGHTNING.

THE STORMS HAVE BEEN MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 TO 30 MILES AN HOUR.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION
FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.

MONSON

The office that day

Everything else NWS North Platte, NE issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 10, 5:33 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFLincoln57 min
Jun 10, 6:10 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFFrontier, Lincoln65 min
Jun 10, 6:19 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFLincoln41 min
Jun 10, 7:07 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFFrontier, Lincoln36 min

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.